2024 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting

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2024 Baseball Hall of Fame balloting
New inductees4
via BBWAA3
via Contemporary Baseball Era Committee1
Total inductees346
Induction dateJuly 21, 2024
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Elections to the Baseball Hall of Fame for 2024 were conducted according to the rules most recently amended in 2022. As in the past, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) voted by mail to select from a ballot of recently retired players, with the results announced on January 23.

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Three candidates were inducted by BBWAA: Adrián Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer. Beltré and Mauer were inducted in their first year of eligibility; Helton was in his sixth year of eligibility. [1]

The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee met on December 3, 2023 at the Winter Meetings to consider the election of eight managers, executives or umpires who made their greatest impact on the game since 1980. Manager Jim Leyland was elected by the committee.

Inductees will be honored in a ceremony at the Clark Sports Center on Sunday, July 21, 2024. [2]

BBWAA ballot

The list of players appearing on the BBWAA ballot was released on November 20, 2023. There were 14 players carried over from the 2023 ballot, [3] [4] who garnered at least 5% of the vote and were still eligible for election, as well as 12 players whose last major league appearance was in 2018, played at least 10 seasons of Major League Baseball, and were chosen by a screening committee. [5] This was the final ballot for Gary Sheffield. [6] A total of 385 ballots were cast, with 289 votes needed to reach the 75% threshold for election. A total of 2,696 votes were cast for individual players, an average of 7 votes per ballot.

Players who met first-year eligibility requirements but were not selected by the screening committee for inclusion on the ballot were: Matt Belisle, Gregor Blanco, Blaine Boyer, Santiago Casilla, Brett Cecil, Jorge de la Rosa, Brian Duensing, A. J. Ellis, Doug Fister, Yovani Gallardo, Jaime García, Craig Gentry, Chris Gimenez, Jason Hammel, Chase Headley, Phil Hughes, Kevin Jepsen, Jim Johnson, Boone Logan, Ryan Madson, Brandon McCarthy, Miguel Montero, Brandon Morrow, Peter Moylan, Bud Norris, Cliff Pennington, Colby Rasmus, Adam Rosales, Marc Rzepczynski, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Denard Span, Chris Stewart, Chris Tillman, Chris Young, Eric Young Jr. and Brad Ziegler. [7] [8] [9]

Contemporary Baseball Committee

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Jim Leyland

The Contemporary Baseball Era Committee met on December 3 at the Winter Meetings to consider the election of eight managers, executives or umpires who have made their greatest impact on the game since 1980. [10] The final ballot was announced on October 19, 2023. [11]

The committee elected Jim Leyland. [12]

CandidateRoleVotesPercent
Jim Leyland Manager1593.75%
Lou Piniella Manager1168.75%
Bill White Executive1062.5%
Cito Gaston Manager<5
Davey Johnson Manager<5
Ed Montague Umpire<5
Hank Peters Executive<5
Joe West Umpire<5

The eight Contemporary Baseball Era manager/executive/umpire finalists were selected by the BBWAA-appointed Historical Overview Committee from all eligible candidates whose most significant career impact was realized since 1980. Eligible candidates include managers and umpires with 10 or more major league seasons and retired for at least five years (candidates who are 65 years or older are eligible six months following retirement); and executives retired for at least five years (active executives 70 years or older are eligible for consideration regardless of the position they hold in an organization and regardless of whether their body of work has been completed). All candidates must not be on Baseball’s Ineligible List.

The committee consisted of the following individuals: [13] [14]

The Contemporary Baseball Era managers/executives/umpires ballot was determined this fall by the Historical Overview Committee, composed of 11 veteran historians: Adrian Burgos (University of Illinois); Bob Elliott (Canadian Baseball Network); Jim Henneman (formerly Baltimore Sun); Steve Hirdt (Stats Perform); David O’Brien (The Athletic); Jack O’Connell (BBWAA); Jim Reeves (formerly Fort Worth Star-Telegram); Tracy Ringolsby (InsideTheSeams.com); Glenn Schwarz (formerly San Francisco Chronicle); Susan Slusser (San Francisco Chronicle); and Mark Whicker (Los Angeles News Group). [15]

Ford C. Frick Award

The Ford C. Frick Award is presented annually to a broadcaster for "major contributions to baseball" and has been presented annually since 1978. The 2024 award will be a composite ballot of local and national voices. The ten nominees for the Frick Award are: [16]

On December 6, 2023, the Hall of Fame announced that Joe Castiglione won the Frick Award. [17]

BBWAA Career Excellence Award

The BBWAA Career Excellence Award honors a baseball writer (or writers) "for meritorious contributions to baseball writing" and is presented during Hall of Fame Weekend by that year's President of the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA). The award is voted upon annually by the BBWAA.

On December 5, 2023, the Hall announced Gerry Fraley (1954–2019)—a sportswriter for several publications including The Dallas Morning News and The Sporting News —as the recipient of the 2024 BBWAA Career Excellence Award. [18]

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